02_Briana Belciug.pdf

<font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abstract:</span> Assia Djebar is one of the well-known French expression Algerian writers, a member<br>of the French Academy and three times Nobel Literature nominee. In her novels, she represents the<br>voice of the Muslim woman. In our study, we propose an analysis of the figure of Fatima, the<br>favorite daughter of Prophet Mohamed, as she appears in the Assia Djebar`s novel Loin de Médine<br>(Far from Medina). We want to emphasize the resemblance of this important Muslim feminine<br>figure to the tragically antique character of Antigone. The role of Fatima is more important than<br>being the daughter of the third Prophet of a monotheistic religion as she proves herself the<br>spokeswoman for all Muslim women, defending their statute in a patriarchal state.<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Key words</span>: Muslim, woman, antique, character.</font>

Angela Carter Demystified : The Employment of the Gothic in Angela Carter’s

<P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><EM>One of the interesting aspects of Angela Carter&amp;apos;s fiction, which she has used since her </EM><EM>first novel</EM> </FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Shadow Dance <EM>(1966)</EM></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><EM>, is the Gothic. Horrible castles, damsels in distress, dungeons, </EM><EM>disguises, and vampires are just some Gothic elements which permeate her work. Sadism and </EM><EM>Masochism are also elements in Gothic literature which govern the relationship between many of the </EM><EM>above-mentioned characters. Carter is particularly interested in how such relationships can be </EM><EM>dislocated and what they reveal about power structure in the modern society. In her late twentieth </EM><EM>century fiction, Carter critically demonstrates the reversal of values and identifications that occur via </EM><EM>the Gothic mode. Otherness, or to put it more precisely the relationship between self and other, takes </EM><EM>center stage in her work. Sexual transgression, dark desires, and fantastic deviance subvert the </EM><EM>restrictive orders of reason, utility and patriarchal morality. </EM></FONT></FONT></P>